Heywood Healthcare Hosts ‘Ladies Night Out’ Breast Cancer Event

GARDNER, Mass. - Oct. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- Gardner, MA – Heywood Healthcare is hosting a “Ladies Night Out” in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Attendees will be able to view the Cancer on Canvas display, enjoy a wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres and shop from vendors to get a jump on holiday shopping! There will also be free chair massage and Reiki treatment demonstrations. Free health literature will also be available, and attendees can schedule annual mammograms at the event.

The event will be held on Tuesday, October 22 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm in the Dining Room at Heywood Hospital Admission to the event is a $5 donation to the Heywood Hospital Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. Anyone bringing a canned or non-perishable food item will be entered into a special raffle.

Please contact Community Relations at (978) 630-6248 with any questions.

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About Heywood Healthcare

Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system located in the North Central region of Massachusetts. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 153-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; and four satellite facilities -Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon, West River Health Center in Orange and Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner.

About Heywood Hospital

Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 153-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.